Science
Science
Year 9
Year 9 Science introduces students to a wide range of scientific concepts and skills that will help them to develop an understanding of the world, built on current scientific theories.
Course focus
Course focus
science laboratory skills, vocabulary, symbols and conventions
patterns associated with physical phenomena such as forces and energy
the structure of matter; elements, compounds, and mixtures at a particle level and atomic structure
chemical and physical changes
mechanisms of heat transfer around planet Earth
life processes in plants and animals
the organisation of life at the cellular level